Eileen Frances Britt

Eileen Frances Britt is a New Zealand academic psychologist, and is a full professor at the University of Canterbury, specialising in motivational interviewing.

Academic career

Britt's father was an art teacher, who created murals in collaboration with Māori, including one at the University of Canterbury. Britt says she learned the value of partnership in education from her father. Britt then completed a PhD titled Enhancing Diabetes Self-Management: Motivational Enhancement Therapy at the University of Canterbury. She also has a postgraduate diploma in clinical psychology and a diploma in the Māori language.

Britt's research focuses on motivational interviewing, a psychological technique which uses "strengths-based guided conversation".

Honours and awards In 2022 Britt was awarded the Te Whatu Kairangi award, a national teaching award for tertiary educators.

Selected works